Monica Niculescu vs Magdalena Rybarikova — Hobart Round of 32

Hobart · WTA · Round of 32
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 January 2014
hard
SVK
Magdalena Rybarikova
37 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLWW
Niculescu M.
6-2 6-0
Rybarikova M.
Niculescu M.
662
Rybarikova M.
200

Monica Niculescu defeated Magdalena Rybarikova 6-2 6-0 in the Hobart round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Monica Niculescu came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Monica Niculescu extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-03-19MiamiR64hardMonica Niculescu6-3 6-3
2018-02-12DohaR32hardMonica Niculescu6-7(6) 6-2 3-0 RET
2017-07-03WimbledonR128grassMagdalena Rybarikova6-4 6-1
2008-06-23WimbledonR128grassMonica Niculescu1-6 6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Rybarikova M.

Rybarikova M.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Niculescu M.Rybarikova M.
1st serve in·Clear edge
76%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
56%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
54%
57%
Return points won·Slight edge
48%
42%
Break points saved·Even
51%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.8
3.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.6
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 186). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Rybarikova M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
12
46
Break points saved·Dominant
14
61
Break points won·Slight edge
84
73
Deciding sets·Dominant
28
70
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
40
35

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
14°CDrizzle
Wind 19 km/hHumidity 71%

Draw

Final
Muguruza G.
Koukalova K.
6-46-0
Semi-finals
Koukalova K.
Stosur S.[1]
6-36-2
Muguruza G.
Cabeza Candela E.
6-06-1
Quarter-finals
Stosur S.[1]
Jovanovski B.
6-36-2
Koukalova K.
Riske Amritraj A.[4]
6-47-5
Cabeza Candela E.
Niculescu M.
3-67-636-4
Muguruza G.
Flipkens K.
6-46-3
R16
Cabeza Candela E.
Vesnina E.
4-66-24-1
Muguruza G.
Wickmayer Y.
4-1
Niculescu M.
Barthel M.[6]
7-656-1
Flipkens K.
Hunter S.
4-67-637-65
Stosur S.[1]
Mladenovic K.
6-42-67-67
Jovanovski B.
Rogowska O.
3-66-26-0
Riske Amritraj A.[4]
Dellacqua C.
7-54-66-3
Koukalova K.
Zhang S.
6-16-2
R32
Niculescu M.
Rybarikova M.
6-26-0
Wickmayer Y.
Robson L.
4-62-0
Stosur S.[1]
Brengle M.[1]
6-746-17-65
Mladenovic K.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-776-46-4
Rogowska O.
Cadantu Ignatik A.
7-656-1
Jovanovski B.
Beck A.
7-56-3
Dellacqua C.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-46-4
Zhang S.
Zheng J.
6-36-1
Koukalova K.
Meusburger Y.
7-56-2
Barthel M.[6]
Svitolina E.[6]
6-46-3
Cabeza Candela E.
Knapp K.
7-56-4
Vesnina E.
Puig M.
6-46-4
Hunter S.
Peng S.
6-26-2
Riske Amritraj A.[4]
Pavlyuchenkova A.[4]
6-36-2
Flipkens K.
Erakovic M.
6-46-1
Muguruza G.
Mestach A.
6-16-1